Alpine Timothy, Mountain Timothy
Phleum alpinum
Synonyms: Phleum alpinum var. commutatum, Phleum alpinum ssp. alpinum, Phleum commutatum, Phleum commutatum var. americanum
A close-up of the inflorescence of alpine timothy as seen along the trail near the north trailhead to Silver Star Mountain, Gifford Pinchot National Forest..........July 11, 2013.
The photo above shows a close-up of the inflorescence of alpine timothy as seen in a large, moist meadow along the Pacific Crest Trail about one-half mile west of its junction with the Stagman Ridge Trail #12 in the Mt. Adams Wilderness............September 13, 2008. The inflorescence of this species is shorter (up to 3 cm) than the longer, cylindrical inflorescence (5-10 cm length) of the similar Phelum pratense which can occsionally be found along horse trails here.
The photo above shows alpine timothy as seen in a large, moist meadow along the Pacific Crest Trail about one-half mile west of its junction with the Stagman Ridge Trail #12 in the Mt. Adams Wilderness...........September 13, 2008.
The photo above shows a close-up of the uppermost stem leaf of alpine timothy as seen in a large, moist meadow along the Pacific Crest Trail about one-half mile west of its junction with the Stagman Ridge Trail #12 in the Mt. Adams Wilderness............September 13, 2008.
The photo above shows alpine timothy as seen at the junction of the Pacific Crest Trail and Divide Camp Trail #112 in the Mt. Adams Wilderness.............September 18, 2008.
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The photo above shows what appears to be alpine timothy as seen attrailhead for the Divide Camp Trail #112 on the northern slopes of Mt. Adams...........September 18, 2008. Click each photo to see an enlarged version.
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Additional photos of alpine timothy as seen along the Round the Mountain Trail in Bird Creek Meadows at the southeastern corner of Mt. Adams.........July 19, 2009.
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Alpine timothy as seen in Gotchen Creek Meadows, southeastern Mt. Adams, Gifford Pinchot National Forest.........August 8, 2012.
Paul Slichter